Chapter 72 Many People Want

"One, two, three, four..."

Tang Yuan counted the fabric orders he had just received. All in all, the total amount was more than one hundred yuan worth of material, and the fabric was 0.40 cents a foot, which was about 250 feet.

She had not intended to earn all the money back in this way, but the amount was still a little less than she expected, as not every family that received the money was willing to spend it on fabric.

In addition to food and daily necessities, many families hope to save money so that if something unexpected happens, they can take out money to support themselves.

From ancient times to the present, the biggest expense is illness.

She put the note in her hand away, and went to the "cloakroom" to prepare the fabrics needed by everyone in the village according to everyone's needs, and continued to think about making money.

The situation in the village is different from that outside. For example, Shen Wenyu has a job at a scrap yard and has a fixed salary every month, so she is happy to spend the money she earns from knitting sweaters to improve her living standards.

So if she wants to make money, she has to go out and cannot rely on this one and a half acres of land in the village.

All the fabrics were ready, and she put them all in the shed overnight.

It rained tonight, but luckily the shed was well built and there was no sign of leaking inside. However, when she walked back, she looked at the muddy land around her and walked back and forth several times in the passages going up and down the mountain, leaving scattered traces of her footprints.

Although the villagers may not be aware of watching footprints, it is always better to be more careful.

The next morning, it was still drizzling. The first group of people went up the mountain first. They saw a pile of cloth in the shed and excitedly shouted to the people coming up from below: "We have it all. We will release it today."

"I'm here, I know it can't be wrong."

"Who said yesterday that we should take them in batches? Aren't they all here? So you don't have to be so careful. It will be fine."

"If anything happens, it's over."

"Alright, alright, stop talking. We all have our own way. Those who put money in yesterday have come to divide the material. They have divided it by size and left a note. Divide it according to the size."

"I have it, I have it. I can take it home today and have the clothes finished tonight... Oh, the material is good, and the money is worth it."

"No, you may not be able to buy such good material even if you go out with money."

"Let's go down the mountain, let's go down the mountain and continue picking tea leaves."

"Let me put down the tea leaves that I fried last night. Don't crowd me. Wait until I put them down before we go down the mountain."

"Your family has made a lot of money, why don't you buy some cloth?"

"We have to save the money. When we earn more in the future, we want to build a brick house for our family."

"Brick house? So good?"

"In the future, I have no money now, so I have to earn more money. A brick house costs a lot of money, and I don't know how long it will take."

"A brick house would cost at least several hundred bricks."

"Of course not."

The group talked as they walked down, and soon went their separate ways, with one group going to pick tea leaves and the other group happily returning home with their own materials.

Maybe it was because they made money, the hot air coming out of each house at noon was filled with a pleasant fragrance.

Tang Yuan walked out of the house and took the food sent to her from the shed. Looking at the villagers who were chatting and picking tea leaves in the distance, a smile also appeared on her face.

Forget it, let her find another way to make money, let them make money here.

She put the basket back where it was, took the food away, went back into the house, closed the door, returned to the play space, and placed the food next to the stove.

The villagers were so enthusiastic and worried that she would not have anything to eat or drink, so she really saved up a lot of food during this period of time.

Fortunately, these things are durable and after this period of making money, the villagers will not send her food every day, and she will not be able to save any food by then.

After putting the things away, she took the boiled corn out of the pot and ate a whole corn to reduce her hunger.

The trouble with having too many aliases is that she has to eat many meals a day, and sometimes she even forgets which ones she has eaten and which ones she has not. Fortunately, several aliases have hunger points, and Tang Yuan's main body works in the boiler room every day, so even if she forgets, there are people around to remind her.

After eating the corn, the value of this body went up, and she was placed in the "resting area". She changed her body and came to Xiangjiang's residence.

The weather in Hong Kong is quite nice at this time of afternoon. The sunlight from outside comes in through the window and shines through the thin curtains, filling the whole room with sunlight.

The time for the business at hand had not yet come, so she returned to the game space, took out a bag of selected scraps of cloth, and took a pair of scissors. Sitting in the bright sunlight, she cut the scraps of cloth one by one to make them into the right size.

Now she has more business, and her daily life is much busier than before. She spends most of her time making small wallets and selling tea.

However, tea is a short-term business, and things will be a little easier after this period is over.

Small wallets have no shelf life, and there is no particularly popular fashion in Hong Kong today. If you make a few more now and keep them there, you can still sell them next year or the year after, so you don’t have to worry about wasting them.

Anyway, these scraps of cloth didn't cost much, and the cost of inventory is not high.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, she gathered up the rags, went back to the game space, took out a small purse and a large bag of tea, crossed them on her back, opened the door, and went downstairs.

After going downstairs, she took the initiative to greet the security guard at the door.

As she walked away, someone curiously asked the security guard, "I see this little girl walking around with a lot of stuff on her back every day. What are they?"

"It's not anything valuable," the security guard said, "just some scraps of cloth. I sorted them out, brought them back and took them out again. It was a lot of trouble. I don't know how much money I can make."

"Just rags?"

"Yes, I saw her moving the things back with my own eyes," the security guard said casually, "She also let me see her a few times. She brought back a lot those days, but then she probably thought it was too much at once and the house was too crowded, so she only brought two or three bags at a time, and then moved them out day by day. I guess there are still one or two bags of rags in the room right now."

"So that's how it is. You can do the rag business and make a little money."

"Of course, even if it's a hassle, it probably won't be easy to do."

"Indeed." The person who asked the question nodded and completely shifted his attention, no longer paying attention to this matter.

Tang Yuan had no idea that someone was targeting her, nor did she know that her previous conversation with the security guard had saved her from danger. At this moment, she was sitting on the bus, holding her small wallet and tea in her arms.

Soon, the bus arrived at the market stop. She quickly stood up, got off the bus with two things in her arms, walked to the market entrance, and directly opened the bag of tea.

"You are finally here. Bring me two kilograms of tea leaves!"

"Give me a pound."

"Eight ounces, give me eight ounces."

As soon as the stalls were opened, Tang Yuan felt everyone’s enthusiasm.

This was not her first day at the market, but there were indeed many customers here, so she was able to sell out the tea she brought quickly almost every day.

Today she specially brought 50 kilograms of tea leaves, and soon after, she sold more than 30 kilograms of tea leaves.

After seeing off another wave of guests, another pair of feet appeared before my eyes.

"Tea leaves are 150 cents each," Tang Yuan looked up and saw the person coming. He widened his eyes slightly, "Auntie Lan?"

"It's you. You've been selling tea here for so long, and I didn't know it was you." Auntie Lan squatted down. "If I had known it was you, I wouldn't have come here. How many kilograms of tea do you have left?"

"There are probably about ten kilograms left." Tang Yuan estimated.

"A few dozen kilograms is fine. Then just follow me in. Several families around us want to buy tea leaves, but they just don't have time to come out," Aunt Lan was helping Tang Yuan with things. "I heard that someone was selling tea leaves here a few days ago, so I went out once, but unfortunately I didn't see anyone, and you didn't tell me either."

"This is just a temporary business for me, I'm only doing it for a short period of time," Tang Yuan picked up his bag and went into the market with Aunt Lan. "I happened to be here to deliver a wallet in the evening, so I sold some tea. I didn't think Aunt Lan would want it, so I didn't mention it."

"Then we missed it," Auntie Lan held Tang Yuan's hand and shared some of the weight of the small wallet. "You are quite amazing to find such a good source of goods. I have heard many times that the tea you sell is of good quality and cheap. The same tea costs at least ten yuan per pound outside."

As soon as she said this, Tang Yuan knew she had gotten a bargain.

No wonder her business is so good.

But even at the current price, she could still make a lot of money, so she stopped thinking about it. She had no intention of doing high-end business anyway.

There were many people in the market, and the two of them walked back and forth and soon arrived at Aunt Lan's stall.

Aunt Li was guarding two stalls at the moment. When she saw the two people come in together, she checked the time and asked, "Why did Jiaqi come so early today? Did you two bump into each other outside?"

"I was the one who dragged her in. You tell me about her. We were looking for someone to sell the tea leaves. It was her who was selling it," Aunt Lan said quickly. "If we hadn't run into her today, we would have been kept in the dark."

Aunt Li looked at Tang Yuan in surprise: "Are you selling it?"

"Yes, I've been at the market entrance, and I came in after selling out," Tang Yuan put down the bag of tea leaves, "There are still more than ten kilograms of tea leaves left here, Aunt Li, how much do you want?"

"Let's do it together. Many people want it," Aunt Li said, and immediately called out, "Neighbors, who among you wants to buy tea? People are here, so buy as you see fit."

It’s inconvenient to go outside, but it’s much more convenient to stay right next to it. Soon someone shouted, “Give me half a pound.”

"I want half a pound too. Can you bring it over to me?"

"I want one pound."

Tang Yuan turned around, and was soon grabbed by Aunt Lan and walked to the inner corridor: "You just pack the tea leaves here, others are in trouble. If it's not enough, you can bring the tea leaves we need over tomorrow."

"OK."

Tang Yuan immediately put down the bag of tea, took out a stack of cut old newspapers, packed the tea needed by the people around him one by one, and then delivered it to the stalls of these families. After collecting the money, he came back to continue packing.

The customers who came and went saw this scene and couldn't help but ask curiously: "What are they selling? Why is it so popular? Everyone wants it?"

"The tea is of very good quality, and only costs five cents for one ounce of tea."

"I'll buy first."

"It doesn't matter, there will be more tomorrow," Auntie Lan turned around and said, "Jiaqi, when did you set up the stall at the door?"

Tang Yuan was busy wrapping tea leaves. He quickly raised his head and said, "Three-thirty."

"Yes, yes. The stall will be at the entrance at 3:30. If you want to buy tea, you can see it at the entrance of the market at 3:30. There will be more after that. There is no rush today."

"We have a lot of tea in stock, and it will take a long time to sell them. If you are not in a hurry to get the tea, there is no need to buy it today." Tang Yuan packed a few more bags and sent them to the stalls of several people who were shouting for tea.

One of the tea bags was delivered to a farther location, and someone from even farther away called out, "Are there any more? Give me half a pound too."

Tang Yuan immediately replied: "Yes!"

Just as he finished speaking, the stall owner who was closer to Aunt Lan and Aunt Li spoke up: "Hey, hey, hey, we haven't delivered it yet?"

Tang Yuan never thought that selling tea would lead to such a situation, and apologized repeatedly: "Sorry, sorry, there is not much quantity today. If it is not delivered today, I will come back tomorrow and deliver it directly to everyone's stalls tomorrow."

"It's a deal. You have to bring more tomorrow. I'll take a bite. Good tea is hard to buy these days."

"Of course, of course."

That's what she said, but after she sold the dozen kilograms of tea she had on hand, someone asked her several times to confirm whether she would come the next day, for fear that she would sell out the tea at the door and would not come in to sell tea.

The demand was so great that Tang Yuan had no choice but to promise to bring a batch of tea to sell early tomorrow morning, which finally made everyone satisfied.